It Only Took Thirty Years To Get It Finished

This one can be struck off the UFO list. After making this quilt top in 1995, I had no idea how to quilt it. The leaves extended into the black border with 3-D flaps. I didn't know much about machine quilting in those days and how to deal with different shapes. Because it was made so long ago, I don't remember if the pattern came from a book or a magazine or who the designer was. The quilt top was put away for 30 years and became a well-aged UFO. It was finally unearthed, then I tackled the stitching in the ditch with Babs, the Baby Lock machine. After that, the rest of the quilting was done on the Baby Lock Tiara sit-down quilting machine. I solved the problem of the flapping leaves by quilting right over top of them. The fabrics and prints in this quilt are typical of the mid-90s. Back then, the colours were quite greyed down and dark. I think it was a rebellion against the ghastly dusty rose and blues from the 80s. It feels good to finally finished something that's been hidden away for so long.